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Dr. Homer Hartman Stryker biography
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… surgeon, inventor, and businessman, best known for his inventions, which revolutionized orthopedic care and … problems. The 1937 Wedge Turning Frame invention was the basis for Dr. Stryker’s masterpiece the Circ-O-Lectric Bed, which was developed in the 1950s and is still in use at some hospitals today. The Walking Heel …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/14108
New class of Medallion Scholars inducted into elite group
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… merit-based awards in American higher education. Some of this year's scholars received a WMU Presidential Medallion … or the individuals for whom the scholarships were established. The students were selected after competing for the … dressing as a frog as entertainment during the RE/MAX Egg Hunt, helping with Fourth of July and Halloween events …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/10/54831
WMU Medieval Institute names new publications director
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… Simon Forde , who most recently served as the head of acquisitions at Amsterdam University Press and publisher of the press' European History list, took the helm of the Medieval Institute's …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22616
Memorial service set for H. Nicholas Hamner
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… Mich.— Dr. H. Nicholas Hamner , a professor emeritus of history whose career at Western Michigan University spanned … WMU became Michigan's fourth public university. He taught history until his retirement in 1992 and remained in Kalamazoo for the next …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/02/21971
Public Safety officers investigate Asylum Lake armed robbery
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… and near WMU's Parkview Campus. The suspect in the robbery is described as a white male in his 30s with dark hair and dark beard, wearing black cargo … area until further notice. For more news, arts and events, visit wmich.edu/news . …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/19290
Werner Sichel obituary
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… after more than 44 years of service to the University. His wife, Beatrice, WMU professor emerita of libraries, preceded him in death in 2010. Rising through the ranks, Sichel took on several administrative roles at the University, including serving as …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/08/48293
Fast-tracking dreams into reality: Urban Teacher Residency Program a ‘blessing’ for one of cohort’s first graduates
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… seeing the smiling faces in her kindergarten class at the Discovery Enrichment Center in Benton Harbor Area Schools. … helped her earn a master’s degree in elementary education this past summer. The program—a partnership between the … Area Schools—offers financial and academic support for district employees like paraprofessionals, bus drivers, food …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69855
Phyllis E. Seabolt obituary
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… Phyllis E. Seabolt obituary Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Phyllis E. Seabolt , an assistant professor emerita of consumer resources and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/07/47964
Sales students continue high performance at national competitions
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… to perform at a high level at national competitions, finishing fifth in a field of 40 universities competing in this year's Russ Berrie Institute National Sales Challenge . … DeVos of Grand Rapids. In addition to the fifth-place finish, Khaja placed in the top 10 individually for the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/12/20776
Public can review, 'invest in' student innovations at event
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… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Innovation Day is free and open to the public. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A Friday, … to 3:30 p.m. Now in its seventh year, the event also is part of "Spark Design Week" in Kalamazoo, which will … firms. For information about additional design events, visit sparkswmi.com . Innovation Day During Innovation Day, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/12/20425